Introduction
Pádraig Ó Macháin
This manuscript was written in 1833 by Dáibhidh de Barra of Dungourney in east Co. Cork. Daibhidh (1757/8 – 1851) was an important and prolific scribe, poet and writer, and this manuscript adds to the works written by him that are enumerated in Breandán Ó Conchúir, Scríobhaithe Chorcaí 1700-1850 (Dublin 1982) 8-13. The manuscript supplies evidence of work of Dáibhidh’s that was thought not to have survived, namely translations of English prayer books into Irish (ibid, 251). In addition, the manuscript contains an autograph poem on pp. 230-35.
Information, kindly supplied by Dr Val Noone, shows that the donor of the manuscript ‘the Revd. Dr Barry’ is to be identified with Dr John Barry (c.1816-1870) who was in Melbourne from 1856 to 1863, serving in the church of St Francis and at St Patrick’s College. Born in Watergrasshill, Co. Cork, he was doubtless a near relative of the scribe, and is probably the John Barry recorded as attending Maynooth College, 1838-44 (Patrick Hamill, Maynooth students and ordinations (Birr 1982) 28).
Description
Pádraig Ó Macháin
19th cent. Paper. 9 × 6.5 cm. Pp. 244: [i]-[x], 1-[238]; pp. 35-8 missing. Scribe: Daibhidh do Barradh (pp. [vii], 235), Bunasdó [Woodstock, Dungourney, Co. Cork], 1833, for his brother’s son, Daibhidh mac Seaghain (p. [vii]).
Bound in full leather; blind tooling, crest of Melbourne Public Library embossed. Two endpapers front and back, recto of first front and verso of second back endpapers marbled; pastedowns marbled front and back. References to library catalogue pp. [i], [vii]; other library references first endpaper verso, front and back.
Text-grid, ruled in pencil, 13-16 lines; text p. [vii] in triangular frame with cross on top. Catchwords; running heads; rudimentary decorated initial ‘A’ passim. Much offsetting of ink between pages. Stamp of Melbourne Public Library pp. [v], 91, [236] and [238].
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[i]. ‘Presented by the Revd. Dr Barry 12th May 1863.’ Pp. [ii]. - [vi]. blank, save for library stamp p. [v].
[vii]. ‘Ag so leabhar úrnaighthe do sgribh Daibhidh do Barradh do mhac a dhearbhráthar, iodhoin Daibhidh mac Seaghain do Barradh a mBunasdó chum a úsáide agus a sheribhise, an sa bhliaghain mile, ocht ccéd agus tri bliaghna air tricad Glóire do Dhia.’ Pp. [viii]. - [x] blank.
1. ‘Urnaighthe na Maidinne.’ Beg. Túrlinn an sbridnáomh dár níon .c. Includes ‘Achuinghe chum taingil Coímhdeachta’ (p. 9 ). Ends p. 11.
12. ‘Urnaighthe an Tráthnóna.’ Beg. Turling an sbrid naomh etc As in prayers for morning. Includes ‘Guidhemís air ar Marbhaibh’ (p. 16 ). Ends p. 17.
17.5. ‘Sgiaithlúireach na Maighdinne.’ Beg. A thiarna rómhilis Iosa Criost, aon mhic Dé Athar uilechomhachtaig. Ends p. 21.
22. ‘Urnaighthe roimh faoísidín.’ Beg. An chéad orrtha ollamhuígheas chum sacramint na faoisidíne, A Chruithathóir neamh et talmhan. Includes ‘Orrtha eile’ (p. 27 ), ‘Orrtha’ (p. 30 ), ‘Orrta is ionráite san bhfaoísidín’ (p. 33 ). Ends p. 34.
34y. ‘Urnaighthe taréis faoisidín.’ Beg. O! A Dia na trócaire et na truagh. Includes ‘Orrtha’ (p. 39 ). Ends p. 40. Chasm between p. 34 and p. 39.
41. ‘Urnaighthe roimh ghlaca an tsácramint.’ Beg. Adhradhmíd et onóramíd tu a Iosa Críost. Includes ‘Orrtha’ (p. 42 ). Ends p. 46.
46y. ‘Urnaighthe taréis ghlaca an tsacramint.’ Beg. Buidheachus duit a athair naomhtha Dhia na nuile chomhachta. Includes ‘Achuinnighe tareis Chumaoine’ (p. 48 ). Ends p. 53.
54. ‘An Críochnughadh.’ Beg. O a Dhia déin iompóghadh air gach uile chreidiomhach ata a ttriblóid. Ends p. 55.
56. ‘Urnaighthe air ndul go tigh an Aifrinn.’ Beg. O, a thiarna, a niomadumhlacht do thrócaire triallfad ad thigh. Includes ‘An aimsir chroithte an uisge’ (p. 56 ); ‘An Orrtha’ (p. 57 ); ‘Air rádh an Chonfítear’ (p. 59 ); ‘Air ndul don tsagart chum na haltórach’ (p. 61 ); ‘Ag an nglória in excelcis Deo’ (p. 62 ); ‘Ag an ccéad Chollect’ (p. 63 ); ‘Ag an epistle’ (p. 65 ); ‘Tar eis an epistle’ (p. 66 ); ‘Ag an dtract’ (p. 66z ); ‘Ag an ngospel’ (p. 67 ); ‘Ag an Credo in Deum’ (p. 69 ); ‘Orrtha’ (p. 70 ); ‘Ag an Ofertorum’ (p. 72 ); ‘An tráth chasas an Sagart tíompcholl ag íarra air an ccomhthionnól guidhe air a shon’ (p. 74 ); ‘Ag an Sorsum Corda’ (p. 76 ); ‘Ag an gcanóin’ (p. 78 ); ‘Orrtha’ (p. 79 ); ‘Oferáil tu féin do Dhia’ (p. 80 ); ‘Air choisreagan na hamhloinne’ ( p. 82 ); ‘Re línn togbhála an Chuirp naomhtha’ (p. 82x ); ‘Re línn togbhala na Cailíse’ (p. 83 ); ‘Buidheachus duit a Dhia’ (p. 84 ); ‘Machnamh ath-ghearr’ (p. 86 ); ‘Air son Anamna purgdóra’ (p. 89 ); ‘Air rádh na paidire dhon tsagart’ (p. 90 ); ‘Ag an Agnus Dei’ (p. 91 ); ‘Re póga an Phax don tsagart’ (p. 92 ); ‘Re caitheamh an Chuirp naomhtha Don tSagart’ (p. 93 ); ‘An Chumaoíne Sbridálta’ (p. 94 ); ‘Orrtha’ (p. 95 ); ‘An tan thugas an Sagart a bheannacht don Phobal’ (p. 97 ); ‘Orrtha Ag Admháil ár n’obligáid do Chríost’ (p. 97x ). Ends (p. 99 ): ‘Amen / Gloire dho Dhia’.
99.4 ‘Na seacht Salma Aithrígheach.’ Beg. ‘An tantephon’, A thiarna na cuímhnig air ár cciónnta. Includes ‘An Chéad tsailim’ (p. 100 ); ‘An ttara sailim’ (p. 102 ); ‘An 3mhadh sailim’ (p. 104 ); ‘An 4mhadh sailim’ (p. 108 ); ‘An 5mhadh sailim’ (p. 112 ); ‘An 6mhadh sailim’ (p. 116 ); ‘An 7mhadh sailim’ (p. 118 ). Ends p. 120.
121. ‘Liodáin na naomh’. Beg A Thiarna déin trócaire oruinn. Includes ‘An 69 psailim’ (p. 130 ); ‘Na horrthaoí’ (p. 134 ). Ends p. 139.
140. ‘An orrtha chrábhadh chum ár ttíarna Íosa Criost / Chum an léagheadhthóir Chatolice.’ Beg. Ge bá air bith déarfach go cráibhthach na húrnaighthe mar leanas, a nonóir do naomhpháis ár ttíarna Iosa Críost. Includes ‘Abair annso na nidhthe ata tu íarra, no smaoin a t’aginne orra’ (p. 148 ). Ends p. 150.
150.6. A úghdair chrainne na cruise, sa Rígh ghlórmhair. 1 st. ‘Amen.’
151. ‘Liodáin Íosa.’ Beg. A thiarna déin trócaire oruinn. Ends p. 157.
158. ‘Liodáin Mhuire.’ Beg. Cuirimíd sinn fein fád chómairce a naomh mháthair Dé. Ends p. 163.
163.7. Moladh don árdmhac ghrádhmhar chaomh. 3 lines. ‘Allelúiah.’
164. ‘Saltar Íosa.’ Beg. Níl aon ainim eile fá na flathais tabhartha do dhaoine ina ar féidir iad do shlánúgh. Acts. IV / Ata trí sórtaibh Saltar a ngnáthabh aige daoine diadha annois. Includes ‘An Chead pháirt’ (p. 166 ); ‘An 2ra hachuinnídhe’ (p. 168 ); ‘An 3mhadh hachuinnídhe’ (p. 170 ); ‘An 4mhadh hachuinnidhe’ (p. 172 ); ‘An 5mhadh hachuinnídhe’ (p. 174 ); ‘An 6mhadh hachuinnídhe’ (p. 178 ); ‘An seachtmhúghadh hachuinnidhe’ (p. 180 ); ‘An 8mhadh hachuinnídhe’ (p. 183 ); ‘An 9mhadh hachuinnídhe’ (p. 185 ); ‘An 10mhadh hachuinnídhe’ (p. 187 ); ‘An 3mhadh páirt’ (p. 190 ); ‘An 11mhadh hachuinnídhe’ (p. 191 ); ‘An 12mhadh hachuinnidhe’ (p. 194 ); ‘An 3mhadh hachuinghe déag’ (p. 196 ); ‘An 4mhadh hachuinghe deag’ (p. 199 ); ‘An 5mhadh hachuinnídhe déag’ (p. 201 ). Ends p. 205.
205.7. ‘An Choróinn-Mhuire.’ (a) ‘Na mistéirdhe sóghlásacha a ccomhair gach luain et diardaoín air feadh na bliadhna, et gach domhnach san adbhent, et taréis epiphain.’ Includes ‘An Chéad Mhistéir’ (p. 206 ); ‘An 2ra Mistéir’ (p. 207 ); ‘An 3mhadh Mistéir’ (p. 208 ); ‘An 4mhadh mistéir’ (p. 209 ); ‘An 5mhadh Mistéir’ (p. 211 ); ‘An Salbhe Regína’ (p. 212 ). (b) [p. 214 ] ‘Na 5 Rúndiamhaire dólásacha, do gach Mairt et Aoíne air feadh na bliadhna agus gach domhnach sa Charghus’. Includes ‘An Chéad Mhistéir’ (p. 214 ); ‘An 2ra Mistéir’ (p. 215 ); ‘An 3mhadh Mistéir’ (p. 216 ); ‘An 4mhadh Mistéir’ (p. 217 ); ‘An 5mhadh Mistéir’ (p. 219 ); ‘An Salbhe Regína’ (p. 220 ). (c) [p. 221 ] ‘Na chúig Rundiamhaire Glórmhara, Do gach céadaoín et sathrann air feadh na bliadhna, et gach domhnach o Cháisg go hadbhent.’ Includes ‘An Chéad Mhistéir’ (p. 222 ); ‘An 2ra Mistéir’ (p. 223 ); ‘An 3mhadh mistéir’ (p. 224 ); ‘An 4mhadh mistéir’ (p. 226 ); ‘An 5mhadh Mistéir’ (p. 227 ); ‘Salbhe Regína’ (p. 228 ). Ends (p. 230 ): ‘FINIS.’
230.7 ‘Duain Mhuire. Daibhi cct.’ A Mhuire, a mháthir ghrádhmhar an choímhdhia mhórga 16 stt. ‘Amen.’ Followed (p. 235 by stanza praying mercy for the scribe (‘iodhoin Daibhidh do Barradh’), A Íosa cheannaicc sinn fá pheanaid na spín chróinne.
[236]. Table of contents: ‘An Comhthimpsiugadh’. Pp. [237] and [238] blank, save for library stamp p. [238] .